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I love a lot of things, but this blog is about only one of them: STAR TREK. * she/her — born in the 1900s

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Lura Thok

You are in the presence of Lura Thok, daughter of Asmaret from the Klingon House of Dak'Hatas and the Jem'Hadar lineage of Kah-Baj.

What are You Calling Her

Lura

Cadet Master

Commander Thok

Commander Lura

Number One

Other (Explain in Comments)

Voting ended onJul 13

Every time Lura Thok comes up on-screen after the cut:

s1ep01, Lura Thok: "Commander Lura Thok, Chancellor. Welcome to the Athena." "You are in the presence of Lura Thok, daughter of Asmaret from the Klingon House of Dak'Hatas and the Jem'Hadar lineage of Kah-Baj. Your only reply is "No, Cadet Master."

s01ep01, Nahla Ake: "Pleasure to meet you, Number One." "Thank you, Number One." "Talk to me, Number One."

s01ep01, Lura Thok & Genesis Lythe: "Command code override: Thok-gamma-6-1-6-pi."

s01ep01, Athena Computer: "Commander Lura Thok, voice authentication failed."

s01ep02, Caleb Mir: "Nothing, Cadet Master."

s01ep03, Nahla Ake: "Lura, this is kid shit!"

s01ep03, Jett Reno: "Lythe, Reymi, you guys tied. Commander Thok wanted you to settle it by digging each other's graves" "I'm sorry, kitten. My bad."

s01ep04, Nahla Ake: "Thanks, Lura."

s01ep04, Jay-Den Kraag: "Cadet Master, I apologize for my behavior at the debate."

s01ep06, Digital Dean: "Attention, cadets. Once you have finished your Miyazaki shift, please report to the cadet master's office for a mandatory debrief.

s01ep06, Commander Tomov: "I wagered Commander Lura you would be the ones who finally restore power on the Miyazaki."

s01ep06, Commander Kelrec: "Commander Lura, we should use this to track their most likely course"

s01ep06: Nahla Ake: "Talk to me, Lura." "Lura, how we doing on those coordinates?" "Lura, target that ship with everything we've got!" "Lura, get the cadets out now!"

s01ep07: Jett Reno: "Lura, Lura" "Lura…" "Lura, yes. I-I know how many ribs you shattered, but this is a toe…"

s01ep09: Nahla Ake: "Commander Lura is offloading our cadets onto Betazed." "Doc, Please let Commander Lura know that she's two more cadets short."

s01ep10: Jett Reno: "Captain, I was able to punch a subspace comms hole through Braka's wall of death. I can get Admiral Vance and Lura for two minutes if we're lucky."

s01ep10: Nahla Ake: "Commander Thok, Admiral Vance, this is Anisha Mir, Caleb Mir's mother."

[twwings]

SFA ensemble vid: let us shine (for what it's worth)

So, this year's VidUKon Themed Premieres show was for the theme Unfinished Business, ie shows that got cancelled prematurely, or characters who got written off suddenly, that kind of thing. After the theme was announced, Starfleet Academy got cancelled, and I determined to make vid. This vid is a post-season one recruiter vid AND a post-cancellation mourning vid AND a well-let's-hope-season-two-goes-hard vid. But mostly it's about how much I love all these characters and their silly space school.

Also posted to the ao3 so you can comment and kudos to your heart's content! Download also available at ao3.

[smilebackwards]

@stillboldlygoing

[writergirl23]

Welcome to the sacred ritual of the Kometa fish. We come to the table as strangers, but upon leaving, may we find ourselves as friends, not foes. Uh, is there a third thing we could find ourselves as?

[xmikamoonx]

I've been waiting for a layout of Nahla's office for so long !!!!

Jett Reno's Guide to the U.S.S Athena

[9151967]

Hey, don't cry. 5 Della Van Hise fics in PDF form, saved by the WayBack, all available for download ♡

DVH notoriously had her fics pulled from AO3 and she never uploaded them again. Outside of purchasing the zines she wrote for and created—and given her 14 confirmed pseuds, good luck tracking down everything—finding the odd scan of a zine online or the occasional working archived link from her AO3 is not easy.

(All of these works are linked on Fanlore on the fic's individual pages, but as it always goes with Fanlore, organization is not the best and DVH's main page links to an older version of her site before she offered these stories for free; this is to just get the awareness out and ramble on my blog about it, tiny though it is. As my friend put it went I sent these to her, "This is like Christmas in May!")

For those of us who can't afford to drop $40+ on a zine (average cost; we've all seen higher), lack the space for keeping old zines, or are afraid of opening the door of Buying All The Zines, may this find you well ♡

Front and back cover artwork from Hise's zine Styx and Stones. Left image by Marilyn Cole, served as the inspiration for the fic Styx and Stones; Right image by Jackie Zoost

On Wings of Ice (1987)

"Stranded on a frozen planet when their shuttlecraft is sabotaged, Kirk and Spock share love as they wait for death." [More on Fanlore]; originally published in KSX #1 My 2 cents: I cried with this one and it was worth it. There's phrasing in this one that has me rending my garments.

Collaboration (1987)

"When Kirk points out that their relationship may have become complacent, he and Spock put their heads together to see what can be done to breathe life back into the bedroom. But of course, nothing is ever as straightforward as it seems… A twisted little K/S tale." [More on Fanlore]; originally published in Styx and Stones My 2 cents: One part fic, one part meta about K/S and why fans create (yes, really! She pulled it off beautifully), all fluffy feelings.

Styx and Stones (1987)

"Spock awakens in a new land after dying and waits for Jim, who is in a coma following a shuttle crash." [More on Fanlore]; originally published in Styx and Stones My 2 cents: I wish I knew what it was like to read this before On Wings of Ice. I'm not saying this was bad or boring - far from it! Hise used a lot of poetic creativity in her depictions - but my brain kept thinking back to On Wings of Ice and that does this story a disservice.

Someone to Watch Over Thee (1988)

"Spock, Kirk, and an ambassador are given aphrodisiacs by the leader of a hedonistic society and itʼs up to the security men to make sure they get who and what they need." [More on Fanlore]; originally published in Naked Times #18 CW: rape/noncon elements (your mileage my vary on this, however, I'm noting it out of an abundance of caution) My 2 cents: it's Aliens Made Them Do It but told from the perspective of a Redshirt.

The Gol Letters (1988)

"Apart, Kirk and Spock each write letters to each other, each believing that the other will never read them." [More on Fanlore]; originally published in Naked Times #18 My 2 cents: I personally felt like a pumpkin with its innards scooped out but then became a ball of fluff. Heed that as you will.

More about DVH:

She's both a pillar of the fandom for her prolific work as the publisher and editor for the Pon Farr Press (and its many zines) and for her many works of poetry and fanfic, be they short stories, novellas, or novels. In the professional realm, Hise is perhaps best known for the (in)famous Killing Time. (Really, read the link for (in)famous. DVH certainly got screwed over by that contract, although highlight the text here and she's banking on the reputation of it, lol. DVH, I can never hate you. And peep the other link too for a surprise ♡)

She passed away on March 3, 2021 and is survived by her partner Natasha Solten. (Her AO3 for anyone who wants that directly. The bulk of her Star Trek fics are locked to registered users-only.)

[writergirl23]

Nahla leaving Kelrec's office (103 vs 105)

[lauronk]

it’s 2pm and i have successfully removed two doors, two sliding doors and their frame, painted two walls, and hung wreaths.

call me joel miller

[stillboldlygoing]

This is the sexiest you’ve ever been.

Now come to my house with @renegadeknight and tear down the wall in my kitchen.

[lauronk]

i’ll leave the wall demo to @renegadeknight but i can assist with other projects lmao

[renegadeknight]

okay but what if i tell you its safe to demo? then will you help knock it down?

@stillboldlygoing what about the dying tree, still dying?

[stillboldlygoing]

Still dying. But in brighter news, the neighbor’s tree I thought I might have accidentally killed last year seems fine. PRAISE THE GODS I was on the edge of my seat all winter

[stillboldlygoing]

[lauronk]

it’s 2pm and i have successfully removed two doors, two sliding doors and their frame, painted two walls, and hung wreaths.

call me joel miller

[stillboldlygoing]

This is the sexiest you’ve ever been.

Now come to my house with @renegadeknight and tear down the wall in my kitchen.

[booart5]

Page 2!!! Idk if I’ll get to all of them but I have 4 more of these planned out

Closeups under the cut vvv

[writergirl23]

Right there with you.

[justastartrekkie]

an improvement

(tumblr nerfs the quality until you view it full screen)

[moiraxrose]

Nahla/Kelrec + physical touch/proximity

[hauntedhousemd]

Ah yes; just what I was looking for, green!

[daisychase]

STARFLEET ACADEMY // 1.10 "Rubincon"

[mysticwitchgames]

Paramount can kiss my whole ass with this cancellation. I’m not fucking surprised considering the merger but man what a fucking blow. Starfleet Academy very quickly became one of my favorite series of new trek. Fuck off paramount, and during the 60th celebration too. I’m so mad rn

Nahla Ake swiftly became my favorite captain, right next to Janeway. This whole series was so fucking good

I wanted to see those cadets grow more, become officers, and move to rebuild after the burn. The fucking potential, man.

[writergirl23]

Chancellor Amal, what don't you want me to see? I don't want you to see my helping you as in any way strategic, but if I'm honest, it is.